commitment to he spond militarily if china intervenes in taiwan. we agree with one china policy. we signed onto it and all the attendant agreements made from there. but the idea that it can be taken by force is taken by force is just not appropriate. it will dislocate the entire region and be another action similar to what happened in ukraine. cnn is live for us this morning in tokyo. hi, kevin. you know, the president catching some off dpafd with that commented on taiwan. what is the white house saying now? i know china has responses as well. yeah, some of the president s aids were caught off guard. they should be, the u.s. long adhered to the policy of strategic ambiguity. they will provide the defensive weapons against invading. they won t necessarily spell out what they would do if china were to invade. so the white house says the us policy hasn t changed, essentially saying the president didn t mean what he said. with enthe president was speaking. he said something
a russian soldier is sentenced to life in prison in the first war crimes trial of this now three-month long invasion. the soldier admitted to killing one man but ukrainian president zelenskyy says as many as 100 ukrainians are now dying each day near the frontlines. we re tracking developments there, but first, let s go to japan where president biden is on the second leg of his trip to asia, and will ripley is in tokyo for us. will, the president wanted to send a strong message to china on this trip. but today a bit of a mixed message. yeah. and it certainly is a mixed message when it comes to the white house staffers but not a mixed message from president biden because as you mentioned, this is at least the third time he s publicly stated the united states would come to taiwan s defense militarily if thigh china were to attack. for more than 40 years the united states has had a policy of strategic ambiguity, leaving it an open question whether the u.s. would get involved m
militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? yes. you are? that s the commitment we made. now, a white house official be the pentagon tried to walk back the president s comments, insisting the decades old policy of strategic ambiguity has not changed. but the defense secretary had a different explanation than the president when asked if biden s comments could mean putting troops on the ground. putting troops on the ground defend taiwan? our one china policy has not changed. we reiterated that policy in our commitment to peace and stability across the taiwan strait. cnn s jeremy diamond is in tokyo. this is not the first time that president biden said something like this about taiwan. reporter: that s right, alison. it s certainly not, and that is what is is critical to understanding biden s words here. back in august, president biden said we would respond if there s an attack on taiwan. two months after that, he said the u.s. had a commitment to if it were
to sunday brunch when authorities say he was shot and killed at random. tonight, the suspect now seen on newly released surveillance. they need the public s help. and what his record reveals. the white house pressed tonight after president biden pledged to defend taiwan if china invades. mary bruce traveling with the president. the baby formula crisis. a second flight from overseas now expected mid-week, after the first emergency shipment of baby formula arrives in the u.s. nearly 80,000 pounds of specialized formula. police investigating disturbing video tonight, showing a violent altercation at newark airport involving a former nfl player and an airline worker. russia escalating its attacks in eastern ukraine. ian pannell in the donbas region, about 20 miles from the front lines tonight, as the most prominent russian official to resign since the war began. tonight here, his blistering message for putin. trevor reed speaking out about his nearly three-year ordeal i
initiative. the ukrainian armed force also need our sustained support. we ll have the latest on the region. and from the president s trip overseas in asia, he s raising eyebrows this morning after saying the u.s. militarily would get involved if china invaded taiwan. what the white house is now saying about that. help is on the way for america s families. tens of thousands of pounds of baby formula just arrived in the u.s. but when will store shelves start filling up again? we have our eyes on georgia, we re a day out from the state s primary elections. early voting already breaking records there. the anticipation is intensifying in the battleground state. that s where we start this morning. von hilliard is in atlanta and i m joined by the ceo of the new georgia project, a voting rights advocacy act. greg bleustein, msnbc political contributor, and michael steele, former rnc chair. other states, including minnesota, arkansas and alabama have primaries, as well. but geor